BigClick67's Kodachrome memories (updated 24th Feb.)

[capercaillie]

All very lovely, many very much missed, I never saw a G91Y, and to be honest seeing your pictures, they really made a pig's ear of the looks compared to the single engine R and T.

As you were clearly at Leeuwarden in 1994, and saw the Portuguese A-7 pair display, the Czechs flew the MiG23 there as well? RIAT 1997 was the other time I saw the display, great to see swinging around in big loops and turns with its wings in various positions.

keep em coming

[BigClick67]

Thank you, Caper! As far as I can recall it I missed the MiG-23 display at Leeuwarden in 1994 because of being stuck in the queue for the shuttle bus from the off-base car park onto the base… it was very frustrating to miss it, of course!
Talking about the Flogger - one of its most likely opponents in case of a shooting war would have been the Phantoms of Nos. 19 & 92 Squadron at RAF Wildenrath. Here are a few of these magnificent jets, hope you like them as much as I do!
#233 XV899(B) No.19 Sqn’ s all-blue flagship - IAT’ 91:

#234 same jet, same place a day later in the static:

Images #235 - 241 were all taken during a visit to RAF Wildenrath on 18th March, 1991:
#235 XV419(AA) No.19 Sqn:

#236 XV460(J) No.19 Sqn:

#237 XV498(U) No.92 Sqn boss bird:

#238 XV412(P) No.92 Sqn:

#239 XV435(R) No.92 Sqn:

#240 XV439(X) No.92 Sqn:

#241 XV499(F) in No.228 OCU/64Sqn markings, but belonged to 19/92:

and the last two were taken at Twenthe airshow on 15th June, 1991:
#242 XT900(CO) No.228 OCU/64 Sqn:

#243 XV490(R) No.74 TIGER Sqn:

Phantoms forever! Thanks for looking,
Cheers, Chris

[Sundowner]

OMG!!!! RAF phantoms on a Friday tea time, can life get any better ?

[BigClick67]

#244 A pair of USAF bonedomes rest on a F-4G underwing tank - Spangdahlem Open House, July 1988:

#245 Sk-60A 105061 belongs to the Swedish Air Force’s Demo Team TEAM 60 which was part of F5 at Ljungbyhed at that time - Cambrai 23rd May, 1993:

#246 Alpha Jet A 40+64 JaBoG 49 at Fürsty - Skrydstrup airhow, June 1992:

#246 Alpha Jet A #15220 from Beja-based Esquadra 103 - RIAT’02:

#247 Alpha Jet E AT-27 in its original camo scheme belonged to 7./11.Smaldeel at St.Truiden - Kleine-Brogel, 12th March, 1994:

#248 SF-5B AE-9-18(23-26) of ALA 23 at Talavera - seen taxiing in at Beauvechain 29th June, 2004:

#249 AMX MM7125(3-31) 3°Stormo, 132°Gruppo at Villafrancc - Spangdahlem Open House 17th Sept., 1994:

#250 HFB-320ECM Hansa Jet 16+21 belonged to 3.Staffel / JaBoG 32 at Lechfeld - Schleswig/Jagel 5th Sept., 1993:

#252 PD.808GE MM61952 of 14°Stormo, 71°Gruppo at Pratica di Mare - landing at Hopsten during CREW-TP98-1 ( = Central Region Electronic Warfare Training Programme... Jeeez I love those NATO abbreviations ), April 1998:

#253 CM.170R MT-30 33.Smaldeel display ship - Kleine-Brogel 1st Sept., 1991:

#254 CM.170R MT-35 33.Smaldeel at St.Truiden/Brustem - here in the static display at Kleine-Brogel 12th March, 1994:

#255 CM.170R MT-36 was the display ship of the 1999-season - landing at Koksijde on 3rd July, 1999:

and closing this set is a rarity I managed to see flying only once
#256 Vautour IIN #348(F-AZHP) from the French Air Force’s CEV - Toul, June 1993:

Thanks for your continuous interest, C&C always welcome!!
Cheers, Chris

[BigClick67]

I always admired the Nimrod because of its size and sound:
#257 XV233 No.42 Squadron RAF St.Mawgan - IAT´91

#258 to #260 XV229 KMRW - RIAT 2002:

#259

#260

#261 XV229 KMRW - IAT’ 91:

#262 XV243 KMRW/No.120 Squadron - Leeuwarden airshow 2nd July, 1994:

Other Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the time include
#263 Canadian CP-140 #140102 405.Squadron - Nordholz Airday 13th Aug., 1995:

#264 a bit of a rarity: EP-3J 152745(GD-2) VAQ-33 - Norfolk Naval Station, Nov. 1992:

Dutch Orions were nice, too!
#265 to #267 P-3C #305 MARPAT - RIAT 1996:

#266

#267

#268 to #269 P-3C 305 then the unit was known as MARPTU - RIAT 2002:

#269

closing this set is a P-3 VIP-version,
#270 VP-3A 150496 , better known by its callsign CATBIRD, the SACLANT´s personal transport, seen here taxying in at Eggebek in June 1991:

That’ s it for now - more to follow soon! Thanks for looking!
Cheers,
Chris

[BigClick67]

#271 Breguet BR.1150 Atlantic 61+17 MFG3 ‚Graf Zeppelin‘ Nordholz wearing a special badge on the tail obtained during the anti-piracy mission out of Djibouti during the early 2000s - seen here on finals at its homebase Nordholz, 20th April, 2005:

#272 Atlantic 61+04 ready for its next training mission, also with a special badge from the anti-piracy mission - Nordholz 1st Oct., 2003:

#273 Atlantic 61+16 caught on finals while circuit bashing at Jever - 3rd June, 1996:

#274 Atlantic 61+20 returning to Nordholz - 1st Oct., 2003:

#275 C-130H B-680 Eskadrille 721 with special markings commemorating the 25th anniversary of the C-130 in RDAF service - Cottesmore, RIAT 2000:

#276 C-130E 13187(12-187) 222.Filo in the static park during RIAT 1999:

#277 C-160D #033/12-033) 221.Filo support aircraft for the Turkish Stars during RIAT 96:

#278 Brazilian AF KC-137 #2404 2°GT arriving at Cottesmore for RIAT 2000:

#279 Luftwaffe Boeing 707-329C 10+02 of FBS-BMVg on finals at Frankfurt 7th Oct., 1993:

#280 Boeing 707-TCA LX-N20198 from Geilenkirchen on take-off from Fairford after RIAT 1996:

#281 Open Skies OC-135B 61-2670 55th RW Offutt AFB, Ne. - Cottesmore RIAT 2000:

#282 Boeing 727-22C NZ7271 40.Squadron/RNZAF - IAT’93:

#283 Tristar KC.1 ZD952 No.216 Squadron - RIAT’96:

Thanks for looking!
Cheers, Chris

[BigClick67]

Here comes a mixed set of early EPAF F-16s:
#284 F-16A FA-71 10.WTac, 31.TIGER Smaldeel Kleine-Brogel - NTM´98 at Lechfeld:

#285 F-16A FA-101 2.WTac, 1.Sml Florennes - Kleine Brogel 1st Sept., 1991:

#286 F-16A FA-91 10.WTac, 23.Sml K-B in a 40th anniversary livery - Kleine-Brogel 1st Sept., 1991:

#287 F-16A FA-111 2.WTac, 1.Sml Florennes in a 75th anniversary scheme - Beauvechain 5th Sept., 1992:

#288 F-16B FB-19 10.WTac Kleine-Brogel - on the ramp at Eggebek in August 1991:

#289 F-16A E-005 Eskadrille 726 Aalborg - on finals at Leeuwarden during FWIT´95/22nd March, 1995:

#290 F-16A E-184 unmarked but belonged to the Skrydstrup-wing at that time - Schleswig/Jagel 5th Sept., 1993:

#291 F-16A E-191 Eskadrille 730 Skrydstrup with a special tail commemorating the unit’s 40th anniversary in 2000 - Skrydstrup 16th JUne, 2000:

#292 (R)F-16A J-632 of Volkel-based 306.Squadron - Leeuwarden airshow 9th June, 1990:

#293 F-16AM J-514 315.Squadron from Twente - seen here lining up at Hopsten on 9th May, 2001 while stationed here for 4 weeks because of runway repairs at near-by Twente:

#294 F-16AM J-063 322.Squadron at Leeuwarden - the Dutch MiG-29 killer from Op Allied Force in 1999 (the small kill mark - a Mig-29 silhouette - was only applied to the aircraft’s left hand side below the canopy) with a special tail for the squadron’s 60th anniversary - Leeuwarden July 2003/FWIT 2003:

That’s it for now - more coming soon!
Cheers for looking!
Chris

[Flare Path]

Incredible.

Thank you for sharing.

[tuska2]

Great stuff Bigclick! keep them coming! Love the Spanish F-5 with the crew in relaxed mode!

[Wissam24]

Never stop posting these!

[BigClick67]

Many thanks for your comments!
Here is another set of Vipers:
A photobus ride during RIAT99 produced the following four:
#295 F-16A E-180 Esk.726

#296 F-16A J-220 Volkel-wing

#297 F-16AM FA-91 10.WTac

#298 F-16CG 89-2137/AV 31st FW, 510th FS „Buzzards“ from Aviano

#299 F-16A J-206 314.Sqn „40 JAAR“ - on landing roll at Gilze-Rijen 20th June, 1992:

#300 F-16A #272 332.Skvadron Rygge - on a pairs final approach at Yeovilton on 2nd June, 1994:

followed by
#301 F-16A #680 331.Skvadron Bodö

#302 F-16A FA-75 1.WTac, 349.Smaldeel Beauvechain - taxying in after completion of a TLP-COMAO at Gilze-Rijen during TLP95-3:

#303 F-16BM FB-21 2.WTac, 1.Smaldeel Florennes - one of the first Belgian MLU-F-16s during trials at Leeuwarden, 3rd July, 1997:

#304 F-16A FA-67 10.WTac at Kleine-Brogel - 20th anniversary of the F-16 at K-B, 5th Sept., 1998:

Cheers for looking and Happy Easter!
Chris

[Tuckat]

Really enjoying this thread, please keep posting1

Thanks for taking the time to share.

[Blackbird]

Really enjoying this thread, please keep posting1

Thanks for taking the time to share.

Me too! Nothing more to say!

Andy

[BigClick67]

Another set of F-16s because there were (and thankfully still are) so many of them.
#305 F-16CG 89-2001/AV „31FW“ Aviano Boss Bird - lining for departure after RIAT 2002:

#306 F-16CG 89-2016/AV „16th AIR FORCE“ 31st FW Aviano - same as #305

#307 F-16DG 90-0796/AV 31st FW, 510th FS Aviano - same as #305&306

#308 F-16A J-253 313.Sqn Twente, the 1994 season display jet - Twente, July 1994:

#309 F-16A J-004 313.Sqn Twente - Kleine-Brogel 1st Sept., 1991:

#310 F-16A J-365 314.Sqn Gilze-Rijen - Yeovilton 2nd June, 1994:

#311 F-16A J-204 323.Sqn Leeuwarden - on finals at its homebase during FWIT’95, 22nd March, 1995:

#312 F-16B J-882 323.Sqn Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden 15th April, 1996:

#313 F-16A(R) J-637 306.Squadron Volkel - landing at Jever during Ample Train 98-2:

#314 F-16C 93-0001 181.Filo Diyarbakir - also at Jever during AT98-2:

#315 F-16A E-203 Eskadrille 723 Aalborg - Aalborg 18th July, 1990:

#316 F-16C 85-1484/TX 301st FW, 457FS/AFRC from Ft.Worth,Tx. - landing at Karup during Central Enterprise’97:

#317 F-16AM #678 331.Skvadron Bodö - Leeuwarden, FWIT’02:

#318 F-16AM #275 332.Skvadron Rygge - same as above:

Thanks for your interest!
Cheers, Chris

[BigClick67]

...and another set of F-16s? No, no, that´s enough Vipers for now. Here is something different. I hope they are of interest
#319 F-15C 80-0012/SP 52nd FW, 53rd FS Spangdahlem AB - seen at Wittmund 6th Aug., 1995; some people call the Eagle ‚the Flying Tennis Court‘ - here you can see why:

#320 same as above

#321 F-15C 84-0019/BT 36th TFW, 53rd TFS Bitburg AB - IAT´91

#322 F-15C 79-0073/BT 36th TFW. 22nd TFS Bitburg AB - Twente airshow 15th June, 1991:

#323 F-15C 80-0050/IS ‚AFI‘ (=Air Forces Iceland) 57th FIS Keflavik AB - IAT´91:

#324 F-15C 84-0027/SP 52nd FW, 53rd FS Spangdahlem AB - Koksijde 4th July, 1995:

#325 F-111C A8-146 6.Squadron/RAAF Amberley - Yeovilton 5th June, 1994:

#326 F-111F 71-0884/LN 48th TFW, 492nd TFS Lakenheath - IAT´91:

#327 F-111F 74-0177/LN 48th TFW, 492nd TFS Lakenheath - IAT´91:

#328 EF-111A 66-0049/UH 20th TFW, 42nd ECS Upper Heyford - IAT´91

#329 F-111E 68-0037/UH 20th FW, 55th FS Upper Heyford - Schleswig/Jagel 5th Sept., 1993:

#330 CF-188A 188729 3.Wing, 433.Squadron CFB Bagotville - Yeovilton 5th June, 1994:

#331 CF-188A 188758 3.Wing, 441.Squadron CFB Bagotville - Yeovilton 5th June, 1994:

#332 F-104S-ASA MM6764(53-04) 53°Stormo, 21°Gruppo Cameri - IAT´91:

#333 T-33A M-52(51-6953) wfu/ex- WHISKEY FOUR - Deelen 2nd July, 1988:

Cheers! C&C always welcome
Chris

[POD]

Great memories

[Tuckat]

F-111, great looking aircraft. Thanks again for sharing these with us, please continue to post!

[BigClick67]

Thank you for your kind words ! Nice to see you appreciate this old stuff as much as I do. So here we go for another set, this time mostly French classics :
#334 Mirage F.1B 516(33-FH) EC 03.033 VOLTIGE VICTOR BA Reims-Champagne , leading the whole bunch for departure after RIAT 2002:

#335 Mirage F.1C 15(33-FJ) EC 03.033 VOLTIGE VICTOR BA Reims-Champagne - Koksijde airshow 2nd July, 1999:

#336 Mirage F.1C 23(33-FC) EC 03.033 VOLTIGE VICTOR BA Reims-Champagne - RIAT 2000:

#337 Mirage IIIRS R-2117 Fliegerstaffel 10 Dübendorf - K-B NTM 2001:

#338 Mirage IIIE 554(3-XP) EC 03.003 BA Nancy-Ochey - Cambrai 23rd May, 1993:

#339 Mirage IIIE 539(3-XO) EC 03.003 BA Nancy-Ochey in a special paint scheme to commemorate the last Mirage IIIE depot maintenance in FAF history - Toul 20th June, 1993:

#340 close-up of Mirage 5BR BR-15 3.WTac, 42.Smaldeel Bierset in the MEPHISTO 75 scheme - Bierset 23rd June, 1990:

#341 Mirage 5BR BR-17 3.WTac, 42.Smaldeel Bierset - Eindhoven airshow 3rd July, 1993:

#342 Mirage IVP 59(CF) ERS 01.091 BA Mont-de-Marsan - K-B 16th Nov., 1999:

#343 Mystere IVA 315(F-AZDF) - Cambrai 23rd May, 1993:

#344 CC-144 144602 412.Sqn CFB Ottawa-Uplands - Yeovilton 2nd June, 1994:

#345 Falcon 50SURMAR 30 24.Flotille BAN Lorient - RIAT 2005:

#346 Canberra B.2 99+34 Erprobungsstelle 61 Manching - Schleswig/Jagel 4th Sept., 1993:

#347 C-130B #6150 Grupul 90 Bucarest - RIAT 2001:

That´s all for now - I hope you find them interesting.
Cheers for looking and have a great weekend!
Chris

[Wissam24]

The Mirage IV and Romanian Herc are wooonderful.

Well, they all are really. Quality.

[harkins]

These photos are absolutely wonderful and pretty much all from my favourite period of the mid 80's to the late 90's.

You really should get a huge book or better still a series of books published using these. I love leafing through books with photos like these and I am sure your collection would make the best book or books out there. I appreciate you posting these here but, call me old fashioned, there's just something so nice about picture books. I really love that Superbase series and often grab an edition and leaf through it wallowing in nostalgia for a time I barely remember. I really do think you have the images to knock them great books into a cocked hat!

[BigClick67]

Thank you so much! A picture book with this material is a nice idea and I can assure you that is on my mind for quite a while. We'll see. But before I launch such a project I still have a lot of scanning to do. See yourself!

#348 BAe 125CC.3 ZE395 No.32Sqn RAF Northolt - IAT’91:

#349 C-20B 86-0201 89th AW Andrews AFB, Md. - RIAT’01:

#350 C-20H 92-0375 89th AW Andrews AFB, Md. - RIAT’01:

#351 Gulfstream III F-313 Eskadrille 721 Vaerlöse AB - RIAT’96:

#352 G.222TCM MM62153(RS-46) RSV Pratica di Mare - RIAT’02#1

#353 same aircraft, seen here completing its flying display with its nose gear torn off after a hard landing, resulting in the runway being blocked for a good four hours on a RIAT saturday afternoon…hurray!!! luckily nobody was hurt in the incident.

#354 Puma HC.1 XW231 No.230 Sqn RAF Aldergrove, in a full tiger scheme!! - RIAT’05:

#355 Tornado F.3 ZG772(CO) No.5 Sqn RAF Coningsby - Jever, Ample Train 98-2:

#356 Tornado GR.1A ZA405(Y) No.2 Sqn RAF Laarbruch - Leeuwarden airshow 16 June 1990:

#357 Tornado GR.4 ZA462(AJ-P) No.617 Sqn RAF Lossiemouth - RIAT’03:

#358 Tornado GR.4 ZA563(AG) No.9 Sqn RAF Marham - RIAT’03:

Thanks for following this thread for so long - the number of views and comments shows me that I have to carry on with it!
Cheers, Chris

[Sundowner]

Excellent as usual...

[BigClick67]

Here's some more - hope you like them
#359 Phantom FGR.2 XV408(Z) No.92 Squadron RAF Wildenrath - IAT’91:

#360 TF-35 Draken (Sk-35XD) AT-160 Eskadrille 729 Karup - Schleswig, 3rd Sept., 1993:

#361 RF-35 Draken (S-35XD) AR-104 Eskadrille 729 Karup - Skrydstrup airshow, June 1992:

#362 SH-37 Viggen 37911(53) Flotilj 21 Lulea/Kallax - Schleswig, 3rd Sept., 1993:

#363 SF-37 Viggen 37972(56) Flotilj 17 Rönneby - Skrydstrup airshow June 1992:

#364 Sk-60A 60061(3) Flotilj 5 / TEAM 60 Ljyungbyhed - RIAT’96:

#365 J-35Ö Draken #22 Überwachungsgeschwader, Fliegerregiment II Zeltweg - Nörvenich 4th Sept., 2002:

#366 Tornado IDS MM7072(36-57) 36°Stormo, 156°Gruppo Gioia del Colle - RIAT’01:

#367 Tornado IDS MM7050(36-44) 36°Stormo, 156°Gruppo Gioia del Colle - Skrydstrup 16th June, 2000:

#368 AMX MM7197(32-21) 32°Stormo, 13°Gruppo -Brindisi - Jever, AMPLE TRAIN’98-2

#369 AMX MM7115 LANCERI NERI 32°Stormo Brindisi - RIAT’02:

#370 AMX MM7190(32-17) 32°Stormo, 13°Gruppo Brindisi - Hopsten, CENTRAL ENTERPRISE’97:

#371 AMX MM7105(32-20) 32°Stormo, 13°Gruppo Brindisi - Jever, AMPLE TRAIN 98-2:

#372 AMX-T MM55031(32-40) 32°Stormo, 101°Gruppo Brindisi - RIAT’04:

#373 AMX MM7112(32-01) 32°Stormo, 13°Gruppo Brindisi - Hopsten, CENTRAL ENTERPRISE’97:

That’s all, folks!
Thanks for looking,
Cheers, Chris

[Sundowner]

Absolute belters as usual.

[BigClick67]

How about some Cans and Bricks?

#374 Canberra B.2 WK128 DTEO Llanbedr - RIAT’99:

#375 Canberra PR.9 XH135 No.39 Squadron RAF Marham - RIAT’03:

#376 Canberra PR.9 XH131 No.39 Squadron RAF Marham - RIAT’05:

#377 Canberra T.4N WJ874 No.39 Squadron, in the prototype colours of VN799 - RIAT#99:

#378 Canberra T.4N WJ874 No.39 Squadron, in the prototype colours of VN799 - RIAT#99:

#379 Canberra PR.9 XH131 No.39 Squadron RAF Marham - RIAT#04:

#380 Buccaneer S.2B XN976 No.208 Squadron RAF Lossie - Twente airshow, 15th June, 1991:

#381 Buccaneer S.2B XV361 No.208 Squadron RAF Lossie - Leeuwarden airshow, 9th June, 1990 #1:

#382 Buccaneer S.2B XW988 A&AEE Boscombe Down - IAT’91:

#383 Buccaneer S.2B XX885 No.237 OCU RAF Lossie - IAT’91:

#384 Buccaneer S.2B XV865 No.208 Squadron RAF Lossie - Bierset 26th Sept., 1993:

#385 Buccaneer S.2B XV361 No.208 Squadron RAF Lossie - Leeuwarden airshow 9th June, 1990:

Cheers for looking
Chris